Helping people...whose lives have been destroyed by violent crime. It's the mission of the Justice Coalition. This morning... crime SURVIVORS... law enforcement...prosecutors and city leaders gathered to help people touched by crime in our city. Among them... a 17 year old... who is now caring for her siblings -- after her MOTHER was murdered while working at a convenience store in Palm coast. Channel 4's Jennifer Waugh has the teen's painful story, which began last year. 3 3 00-1016-2158-1:01) I'M GOING TO MISS HER HUGS, HER KISSES.I MEAN HER BLESSINGS BEFORE I GO TO WORK,.SEEING HER WHEN I COME FROM SCHOOL, I NEED MY MOM, I NEED HER.) Raw...gut wrenching emotion of having a parent ripped away from a child.Teysha and her 5 brothers and sisters orphaned by this gunman's bullet. He stormed into the palm coast store ...where Zuheily Rosado was working and killed her...we still don't know why. Months later...Teysha...is stronger now she says because of the Justice Coalition.) THEY'RE MY WORLD. THEY'VE MADE MY LIFE 100 TIMES EASIER THAN USUAL.) She is smiling for the first time in nearly year...because this morning- friends of the justice coalition donated a car...gas money- even an Ipad to the 17 year old who is trying to finish school and go to college.) WITHOUT THEM I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. I WOULDN'T.) IT'S AN AWARENESS TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE WOULD KNOW THERE IS HELP IN THE TIME OF NEED.) Ann Dugger...says she wants to help people like Teysha...do all the things they dreamed of doing...when their loved one was alive. While also... supporting people like Margaret Peg- Rowan who is still waiting.) MY SON JOHN WILL BE MISSING 13 YARS ON THE 23RD OF FEBRUARY THROUGH FOUL PLAY.) John was a Jacksonville businessman who disappeared in 2001. He had a young wife- 5 and 7 year old children.His mother says...the justice coalition is critical for families like hers.) WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS YOU'RE NOT IN A STATE OF MIND TO KNOW WHAT TO REALLY DO.) That's where...the coalition helps- raising money during its together we can- breakfast- so it can guide families out of despair. TOMORROW THE JUSTICE COALITION- THE SHERIFF AND OTHER CITY LEADERS WILL GATHER AT CITY HALL FOR MISSING ADULT DAY. IT'S A MEETING TO BRING ATTENTION TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN OUR AREA- LIKE JOHN ROWAN WHO HAVE STILL NOT BEEN FOUND. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND BEGINS AT NOON. JENNIFER WAUGH, CH.4, TLS.

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The 12th annual “Together We Can” Campaign Breakfast was held at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville on Thursday, with proceeds benefiting the Justice Coalition.

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CSX is the title sponsor of the annual breakfast, which has consistently united northeast Florida's law enforcement, elected officials, businesses and involved citizens.

The state attorney and sheriffs from around the area attended the breakfast.

In February 2013, Zuheily Rosado, a clerk at a Palm Coast Mobil gas station, was shot and killed while working behind the counter. Six kids were suddenly without a mom.

"I'm going to miss her hugs and her kisses and her blessings before I go to work and seeing her when I come home from school," Teysha Silva-Roman, Rosado's daughter, said. "I need my mom. I need her."

It’s people like Silva-Roman whom the Justice Coalition steps in to help at times of confusion, grief and shock.

"They're my world," Silva-Roman said of the coalition. "They've made my life 100 times easier than usual."

She was smiling for the first time in nearly year because Thursday morning, friends of the Justice Coalition donated a car, gas money and an iPad to the 17-year-old who is trying to finish school and go to college.

"At the time that it happened, they were going through the process of not knowing, a lot of media, so the Justice Coalition was there to support them," said Justice Coalition board member Todney Bynes. "There were things they needed, from food to clothing, that the Justice Coalition was able to step up and provide and then to, most of all, let them know what their rights were as a victim."

Just days after the one-year mark of her mother’s death, Silva-Roman was the guest speaker at the annual breakfast.

"It's an awareness to get the message out that other people would know there is help in the time of need," said Ann Dugger, of the Justice Coalition.

Silva-Roman is just one of many the coalition has helped this last year and continues to assist.

Margaret Peg-Rowan's son disappeared 13 years ago, and foul play is suspected.

John Rowan was a Jacksonville businessman who disappeared in 2001. He had a young wife and 5- and 7-year-old children. His mother said the coalition is critical for families like hers.

"When something happens, you're not in a state of mind to know what to really do," she said.

On Thursday, the coalition brought together the community to raise money to continue providing services to victims of violent crimes.

"'Together We Stand' breakfast is where we bring together business leaders, we bring together the clergy, we bring together law enforcement, the sheriffs and the judges, and we all come together to support those victims and be able to raise money so we can continue to help and to support them," Bynes said.

Sponsorship opportunities are available at the platinum, gold, silver or bronze level. Contact the Justice Coalition at 904-783-6312 or visit www.justicecoalition.org to become a sponsor.

The annual breakfast is an important fundraiser for the Justice Coalition to support the mission of assisting innocent victims of violent crimes.

About the Justice Coalition

Founded in 1995, the Justice Coalition is a grass-roots organization seeking rights for victims in the criminal justice system. Founder Ted M. Hires Sr. discovered when he and his staff were brutally victimized by armed robbers, the victims of crime had virtually no place in the process of dispensing justice.

He created the Justice Coalition to help victims of violent crime throughout northeast Florida.

The coalition keeps the public informed and involved through its monthly newspaper, Justice Coalition’s Victims’ Advocate. The coalition, its founder, and some of the members have won numerous local and national awards stemming from their activities in the area of community involvement.

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